Tree path 4 levels Nimzo-Indian Defense › Spielmann Variation › Romanovsky Gambit › Nimzo-Indian Defense: Spielmann Variation, Stahlberg Variation
- Chess Codex
- Nimzo-Indian Defense E20
- Spielmann Variation E22
- Romanovsky Gambit E23
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Nimzo-Indian Defense: Spielmann Variation, Stahlberg Variation
Overview
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Spielmann Variation, Stahlberg Variation is a variation within the Indian Defenses family, indexed as ECO E23.
The Indian Defenses group covers Indian defences — hypermodern lines where Black challenges the centre with pieces rather than pawns.
It is reached after 14 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qb3 c5 5. dxc5 Nc6 6. Nf3 Ne4 7. Bd2 Nxc5.
It is a variation of Nimzo-Indian Defense: Spielmann Variation, Romanovsky Gambit, which itself descends from the root opening Nimzo-Indian Defense.
It continues primarily into one named line, Nimzo-Indian Defense: Spielmann Variation, Stahlberg Variation.
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- ECO code
- E23
- Group
- Indian Defenses (E)
- Plies
- 14
- Direct variations
- 1
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